Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6×6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.
Photo Of The Day: We return to Hochfilzen, Austria, with more pictures from the International Specialty Training Center High Angle Sniper Course. There’s also a much longer video attached and I suggest you watch it first. Above you can see a Dutch Special Forces [Read More…]
As usual, we have selected some pictures for you. By this time you know it, it’s TFB’s Photo Of The Day to keep you in a good mood. Get a coffee, take a break and enjoy a few minutes of photos from Mongolia. Today we watch German Gebirgsjägers (Mountain Rangers) [Read More…]
Four corners that snap together and bring organization to disorganized places, that’s essentially the new DAKA Field Tray from Magpul explained. Once you’ve snapped the four corners together, you’ve created a walled, contained workspace that will keep [Read More…]
The Art of Photography – Photo Of The Day here at The Firearm Blog is where we provide a look into the world of some amazing images from around the World. Have you ever been in Norway? I have and these soldiers from the U.S. Marine Corps have as well. The location [Read More…]
As you may remember, Cobalt Kinetics is now under a new ownership. They just released a BAMF Pro Series rifles available in three different lengths, depending on local laws and your preference. The BAMF Pro Series is available in a pistol (6.5″ barrel) version [Read More…]
Lapua has a new selection of brass cartridge cases ready for 2021. They will add 6.5 PRC, .284 Winchester, .300 Winchester Magnum and .300 PRC cartridge cases to their 2021 offerings. The new Lapua 6.5 and .300 PRC cartridge cases are intended to provide competitive [Read More…]
The trigger – probably one of the most important features in the pursuit of shooting well with your firearm. Owners of the CZ Scorpion now have a new choice from Timney Triggers. I’m not going to say that the stock trigger is bad, but if I owned a CZ [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day and a look at the Royal Marines of 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group. This unit is held at very high-readiness year round, guarding the nuclear deterrent carried onboard the Vanguard-class submarines based at Faslane Naval Base in Scotland. This gives [Read More…]
Today we have a variety of images from the Russian Ministry of Defense, with a lot of AKs, SVD sniper rifles and PK machine guns. They call it a “photo report” from the special tactical training with cadets of the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command [Read More…]
Trade Shows and the Coronavirus don’t go well together, and it’s safe to say that the life of a trade show organizer has been stressful during 2020. Those who follow us know that the German IWA OutdoorClassics & ENFORCE TAC 2020 exhibitions were [Read More…]
With two recent reviews spotting scopes are always of interest to the TFB staff and hopefully to our readers as well. Bushnell now has a new 8-40x 60mm Spotting Scope called LMSS2. With two reticle choices it’s aimed (pun intended) for those who train and compete [Read More…]
The 16th Pomeranian Mechanised Division has traditions from 1945, but has been active since 1990 and forward. In our Photo Of The Day, the highlight is the Romanian AIMS-74 which you can see above. It uses the 5.45x39mm round, and the AKM gas block is the giveaway [Read More…]
Today we’re looking at some monkey business with the French FAMAS rifle deep down in the Amazon rainforest. This picture is from 2020, but the FAMAS is soon history, for good and bad. The FAMAS replacement, which is the Heckler & Koch HK416, is still being [Read More…]
Happy Halloween everyone! This is TFB’s Photo Of The Day and it’s time to show off Noveske Rifleworks‘ take on the Honey Badger. Cerakoted in a mysterious pattern by Mister B at Pablo Cerakote you can see the Noveske with and without a suppressor in [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – TFB’s daily selection of photographs from around the world. Once again it’s time to show the skills of Gudmundsen Photography and these amazing pictures of a .50 BMG Cadex Defence as the sun is setting. The weight of this rifle, without [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: Today’s pictures are from Hochfilzen, Austria, and as you can see it was quite a steep walk for the snipers as well as the photographer. Above you see Belgian Special Forces sniper teams as they engage long-range targets, from an elevated [Read More…]
Shotguns are the most violent firearm in most people’s arsenal, but they can also be used in less-lethal situations. Shotguns have many uses, as you can load them with slugs, buckshot, birdshot and various other loads. In our Photo Of The Day, we take a look at [Read More…]
Clip-on Thermal Sights seems to be the new black, and everyone wants to have their piece of the market suddenly. Blaser GmbH from Germany is no different, and their thermal clip-on solution comes with the help from Liemke, also from Germany. They have developed a mount [Read More…]
If you ever go to the island of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea please make sure that you allow time to visit the firearms dealer Lock, Stock & Barrel. Apart from a great company name they offer a large collection of modern and historical firearms. In our Photo Of [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: Today we have a 1976 Lincoln Continental, painted in matt black. It’s powered by a 460 cu in (7.5 liter) Ford V8. To give you an idea of the size of this car, it became the longest automobiles ever produced by Ford Motor Company when they added [Read More…]
This Gewehr 36, or G36, is looking over the largest multinational training area in Europe. The location is Grafenwöhr in eastern Bavaria, Germany. The Grafenwoehr Training Area is located directly south-west of the town, and became an important training site for the [Read More…]
Looking for a unique look at the shooting range? This limited edition of magazine carriers & holsters from Noveske Rifleworks and ANR Design may be just what you’ve been looking for. There are several “tattoo” styled holsters available for [Read More…]
As you’re most likely aware, CMC Triggers offers drop-in triggers for the Glock as well as Glock Match Precision Barrels. They have now released a new aftermarket slide called the KRAGOS, from the Greek God. According to CMC Triggers, the KRAGOS slides are [Read More…]
The SCAR rifles from FN Herstal are being used by several French units. For instance, the FN SCAR-SC is used by an unnamed unit and recently the French Army selected the SCAR-H PR with an S&B riflescope and Night/Thermal Vision as their next DMR/Sniper [Read More…]
There is so much going on in Germany and their attempts to renew the small arms for their Army at the moment. If you think it’s confusing, you have our sympathies and full understanding. First, it was announced that the Haenel MK556 had won the tender to replace [Read More…]
Don’t you just love new developments and gadgets that you can attach to your rifle and riflescope? Here at TFB, you’ll find a constant flow of interesting (and sometimes perhaps not so interesting) products that you didn’t know you needed. For [Read More…]
October, it’s getting darker and the hunting season is upon us! This is the theme for our Photo Of The Day. The picture above serves as a reminder of all the gear we need to keep track of. It’s also a reminder that the market for thermal imaging is set to [Read More…]
Today we have some really nice pictures from France, and the 35e Régiment d’Infanterie. This is all about the .50 BMG heavy machine gun called M2HB Browning, as the sun sets at a military shooting range somewhere. It’s almost romantic! The M2 Browning is a [Read More…]
Rosco Manufacturing is a producer of precision rifle barrels based in Rhode Island. They have over 50,000 square feet of production space focused on making barrels. Battle Arms Development, Inc. (B.A.D. Inc.) based in Henderson, Nevada, focuses on small arms design. In [Read More…]
The Finnish Armed Forces intend to improve their night combat capability by acquiring new night vision devices. The contract, with a total value of more than 13 million euros, includes a 209 million euro option for the next five years. The option includes image [Read More…]